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  <h1 class="topictitle1">A Message Is Displayed Indicating that the Database Is Running When a Restoration Job Is Executed</h1>
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   <p>When a restoration job is executed, a message is displayed indicating that a running database with the same name already exists on the target host. Shut down the database and try again.</p>
   <p>Perform the following steps to shut down the database and execute the job again:</p>
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    <li><span>Log in to the Oracle database host.</span><p></p>
     <ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597202_en-us_topic_0000001656760969_ul1983714162204">
      <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597202_en-us_topic_0000001656760969_li7258697580">If the Linux OS is used, use PuTTY to log in to the Oracle database host and run the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597202_b14682476107">su - oracle</strong> command to switch to user <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597202_b1646874718106">oracle</strong>.</li>
      <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597202_en-us_topic_0000001656760969_li1366015032013">If the Windows OS is used, log in to the Oracle database host as the system administrator.</li>
     </ul> <p></p></li>
    <li><span>Run the following commands to log in to the Oracle database instance.</span><p></p>
     <ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_ul7420345341">
      <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li15682124913711">OS authentication:
       <ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_ul89443983816">
        <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li18420124173415">If the Linux OS is used, run the following commands:<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p95148598366"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li18420124173415"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li18420124173415"></a><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b14236563719">export ORACLE_SID=</strong><em id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_i85144598369">Database instance name</em></p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p145141259153613"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b1597618293715">sqlplus / as sysdba</strong></p></li>
        <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li7402151163816">If the Windows OS is used, perform the following operations:
         <ol type="a" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_ol124110408264">
          <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li624120402267">Press <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_en-us_topic_0000002164597290_uicontrol11819941114510"><b>Win+R</b></span> to open the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b1015191219408">Run</strong> window.</li>
          <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li161821338277">Enter <span class="parmvalue" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_parmvalue122291222476"><b>cmd</b></span> and run the following commands:<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p1755152313372"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b19591532143713">set ORACLE_SID=</strong><em id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_i16755423133718">Database instance name</em></p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p1075515234379"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b540852910371">sqlplus / as sysdba</strong></p></li>
         </ol></li>
       </ul></li>
      <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li105571236103417">Database authentication:
       <ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_ul1136516538386">
        <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li1723334817382">If the Linux OS is used, run the following commands:<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p920984963717"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li1723334817382"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li1723334817382"></a><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b162511338427">export ORACLE_SID=</strong><em id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_i142521037423">Database instance name</em></p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p182093496371"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b034785743716">sqlplus</strong></p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p17915722412">Enter the name of a user with the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b0440649114212">sysdba</strong> permissions as prompted:</p> <pre class="screen" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_screen9915112104114"><em id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_i1915102164113">username </em>as sysdba</pre> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p159150224117">Enter the password as prompted.</p></li>
        <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li122822426407">If the Windows OS is used, perform the following operations:
         <ol type="a" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_ol587720252273">
          <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li5168124414479">Press <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_en-us_topic_0000002164597290_uicontrol11819941114510_1"><b>Win+R</b></span> to open the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b1015191219408_1">Run</strong> window.</li>
          <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_li3877172517270">Enter <span class="parmvalue" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_parmvalue89061315114212"><b>cmd</b></span> and run the following commands:<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p8745723103813"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b0361183517422">set ORACLE_SID=</strong><em id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_i8361163518426">Database instance name</em></p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p15745182333814"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b11154427163811">sqlplus</strong></p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p71274192512">Enter the name of a user with the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_b330420012221">sysdba</strong> permissions as prompted:</p> <pre class="screen" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_screen18896121620243"><em id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_i380114413256">username </em>as sysdba</pre> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002199963525__en-us_topic_0000002164597290_p15251105852511">Enter the password as prompted.</p></li>
         </ol></li>
       </ul></li>
     </ul> <p></p></li>
    <li><span>Run the following command to shut down the database instance:</span><p></p><p><strong>shutdown immediate;</strong></p> <p>If the following information is displayed, the database is shut down.</p> <pre class="screen">ORACLE instance shut down.</pre> <p></p></li>
    <li><span>Retry the job.</span></li>
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